We resisted posting this one yesterday. But its not been proven fake or otherwise. So we’ll post it. But take it with a pinch of salt. German user Miche2245 has found a save game vulnerability in Firmware 5.50. Apparently Monster Hunter Portable 2 (JAP) and Need for Speed: Underground (ENG) are the only reported UMD [...]

Alex of Team M33 (Dark-AleX.org) has posted on their website that there are no plans to develop M33 custom firmware based on Firmware 5.50 which was released recently. While 5.50 did add support for sub folders and a new “news” ticker similar to the PS3 to the PSP’s XMB. M33 feel this one is worth [...]

Its in German, but you get the Idea. I wasn’t updating to 5.50 to test it
Posted in the dark-alex.org forums. It seems that Sony have removed tiff image file support completely with this new patch. I’m surprised it took Sony so long. Only some 3 years after the first tiff exploits? If you [...]

Sony has released PSP Firmware 5.50. You can update via your PSP’s network update feature or via our download link below. However users looking to take advantage of the TIFF exploit will want to hold off updating.
Key features introduced in PSP Firmware 5.50:
* XMB Information Board similar to the PS3’s
* Unregistered browsing on the PlayStation [...]

Sony have posted on their offical blog that the release of Firmware 5.50 is due tomorrow. While its releasing a couple of big new features. No doubt its come out sooner rather than later to patch up the recent TIFF Exploit found. Users wanting to take advantage of the TIFF Exploit might want to advoid [...]